Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday (December 25) corrected statements he had made in parliament, apologizing for what he said were mistakes regarding a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier.

Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe apologises over cherry blossom scandal

Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday questioned former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over a funding scandal that could harm the country’s current leader, Yoshihide Suga. Abe, who stepped down citing ill health in September, is under fire on suspicion his office helped cover the costs of dinner parties for supporters, a possible violation of funding laws that he denied when questioned in parliament last year.

'Cherry blossom' scandal: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe questioned by prosecutors

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Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe apologises over cherry blossom scandal

'Cherry blossom' scandal: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe questioned by prosecutors